![[audio]](/images/mediatype_audio.gif) | Afloat With Henry Morgan - Old Time Radio Researchers Group AFLOAT WITH HENRY MORGAN Afloat with Henry Morgan was an 52 episode Australian series from, it is generally thought - 1933. Each episode was about 12 minutes long and the series was probably aimed at the youth market. It is not to be confused with the US show - 'The Henry Morgan Show'. It was produced by and starred George Edwards, who also produced Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, Frankenstein, Corsican Brothers, and Son of Porthos, all Australian series as well... Keywords: OTRR; Old Time Radio Researchers Group; Old Time Radio; OTRR Set; OTRR Certified Set; Afloat with Henry Morgan; Children's Series; Childrens Series; Australia; 1930s; 1932; OTRR - 2011-02 Downloads: 882 |
![[audio]](/images/mediatype_audio.gif) | WJSV Complete Day - Single Episodes - Old Time Radio Researchers Group WJSV COMPLETE DAY Thursday, September 21st, 1939, radio station WJSV in Washington, D.C., recorded their entire broadcast day -- from sign on, to sign off. This was before the advent of magnetic recording tape, so transcription disks were used. The overall quality of these disk recordings is good to excellent, except for a few spots of noticeable distortion. These transcriptions were transferred to tape in their entirety, except for the ommission of the evening re-broadcast of FDR's address to ... Keywords: OTRR; Old Time Radio Researchers Group; Old Time Radio; OTRR Single Episodes; WJSV Complete Day; WJSV Complete Broadcast Day; WJSV; Complete Broadcast Day; September 21, 1939; 09/21/1939; 21-Sep-1939; 1930s; 1939; OTRR - 2011-02 Downloads: 10,602 Average rating: (4 reviews) |
![[audio]](/images/mediatype_audio.gif) | Inner Sanctum Mysteries - Single Episodes - Old Time Radio Researchers Group INNER SANCTUM MYSTERIES The anthology series featured stories of mystery, terror and suspense, and its tongue-in-cheek introductions were in sharp contrast to shows like Suspense and The Whistler. The early 1940s programs opened with Raymond Edward Johnson introducing himself as, "Your host, Raymond," in a mocking sardonic voice. A spooky melodramatic organ score (played by Lew White) punctuated Raymond's many morbid jokes and playful puns... Keywords: OTRR; Old Time Radio Researchers Group; Old Time Radio; OTRR Single Episodes; Inner Sanctum Mysteries; Inner Sanctum; The Creaking Door; Creaking Door; Mystery; Horror; 1940s; 1950s; 1941; 1942; 1943; 1944; 1945; 1946; 1947; 1948; 1949; 1950; 1951; 1952; OTRR - 2011-10 Downloads: 41,090 Average rating: (4 reviews) |
![[audio]](/images/mediatype_audio.gif) | Comic Weekly Man - Old Time Radio Researchers Group COMIC WEEKLY MAN Comic Weekly Man aired from 1947 to 1954 and was a show where the Comic Weekly Man would read the Sunday comics in a dramatic fashion, complete with music and sound effects as well. Adults and children of all ages would tune in to hear the show and to enjoy the antics of the Comic Weekly Man. He read from such strips as Blondie, Beetle Bailey, Hi and Lois, and many, many others. OTRR Certification Information: Series Name: Comic Weekly Man Certification Status: OTRR Certified ... Keywords: OTRR; Old Time Radio Researchers Group; Old Time Radio; OTRR Set; OTRR Certified Set; Comic Weekly Man; Comics; Sunday Comics; Children's Series; Childrens Series; 1950s; 1950; 1951; 1952; 1953; OTRR - 2011-09 Downloads: 1,925 |
![[audio]](/images/mediatype_audio.gif) | Jump Jump and the Ice Queen - Old Time Radio Researchers Group JUMP JUMP AND THE ICE QUEEN Jump Jump, the 3-inch tall Elf was first conceived by the creative writing team of Mary McConnell and hubby Harry Hickox as an anchor character to introduce an initial series of some 65 vignettes of delightfully animated creature-based children's stories for year round, syndicated distribution through the Harry S. Goodman organization to radio stations across America. That initial syndication caught both the attention and entrepreneurial interest of Sampson R... Keywords: OTRR; Old Time Radio Researchers Group; Old Time Radio; OTRR Set; OTRR Certified Set; Jump Jump and the Ice Queen; Children's Series; Childrens Series; Christmas; Adventure; 1940s; 1948; OTRR - 2011-10 Downloads: 855 |
![[audio]](/images/mediatype_audio.gif) | Alka Seltzer Time - Single Episodes - Old Time Radio Researchers Group ALKA SELTZER TIME A 15 minute Music show sponsored by Alka Seltzer, One-A-Day. Stars of the show are Curt Massey, Martha Tilton, Country Washburn and His Orchestra, Fort Pearson (announcer). The show aired between October 9, 1953 and November 6, 1953. From the Old Time Radio Researcher's Group. See "Note" Section below for more information on the OTRR. Keywords: OTRR; Old Time Radio Researchers Group; Old Time Radio; OTRR Single Episodes; Alka Seltzer Time; OTRR - 2006-07 Downloads: 50,993 Average rating: (2 reviews) |
![[audio]](/images/mediatype_audio.gif) | Chet Chetter's Tales from the Morgue - Single Episodes - Old Time Radio Researchers Group CHET CHETTER'S TALES FROM THE MORGUE Chet Chetter's Tales from the Morgue is a series of short stories as told by an old obliging morgue attendant, licensed embalmer and resident story teller named Chet Chetter to a passing stranger of the night played by you the listener. The stories Chet relates to us are all quite fanciful. They deal with topics that would be classified supernatural and science fiction... Keywords: OTRR; Old Time Radio Researchers Group; Old Time Radio; OTRR Single Episodes; Chet Chetter's Tales from the Morgue; Chet Chetters Tales from the Morgue; Tales from the Morgue; OTRR - 2006-07 Downloads: 19,358 Average rating: (4 reviews) |
![[audio]](/images/mediatype_audio.gif) | Bright Star - Single Episodes - Old Time Radio Researchers Group BRIGHT STAR From the Old Time Radio Researcher's Group. See "Note" below for more information on the OTRR. Keywords: OTRR; Old Time Radio Researchers Group; Old Time Radio; OTRR Single Episodes; Bright Star; Fred MacMurray; Irene Dunne; MacMurray, Fred; Dunne, Irene; Irene Dunne and Fred MacMurray Show, The; The Irene Dunne and Fred MacMurray Show; Susan Armstrong; George Harvey; Armstrong, Susan; Harvey, George; Hillsdale Morning Star; Newspapers; Reporters; Editors; Comedy; OTRR Updated Release; OTRR - 2010-07 Downloads: 67,232 Average rating: (2 reviews) |
![[audio]](/images/mediatype_audio.gif) | You Can't Do Business with Hitler - Single Episodes - Old Time Radio Researchers Group YOU CAN'T DO BUSINESS WITH HITLER You Can't Do Business With Hitler, a series of radio shows, written and produced by the radio section of the Office of War Information (OWI), was transcribed four times a month. Elwood Hoffman writes the scripts, and Frank Telford directs the production. This series is one of the many thousands of government propaganda plays that were broadcast to help the war effort during World War II... Keywords: OTRR; Old Time Radio Researchers Group; Old Time Radio; OTRR Single Episodes; You Can't Do Business with Hitler; OTRR Updated Release; OTRR - 2009-11 Downloads: 7,066 Average rating: (1 review) |
![[audio]](/images/mediatype_audio.gif) | Old Gold Comedy Theater - Single Episodes - Old Time Radio Researchers Group OLD GOLD COMEDY THEATER The Old Gold Comedy Theater aired over NBC for one season, from October 29, 1944 to June 10, 1945. The Lennen and Mitchell ad agency wanted to produce a comedy series for Old Gold cigarettes, a brand of the Lorillard Tobacco Company. The show was patterned after the successful format used by the Lux Radio Theatre and Cecil B. DeMille. Preston Sturges, an up and coming director, was originally tapped to host the show, but was already committed elsewhere, and so suggested ... Keywords: OTRR; Old Time Radio Researchers Group; Old Time Radio; OTRR Single Episodes; Old Gold Comedy Theater; Old Gold Comedy Theatre; Comedy; Anthology; Harold Llyod; Lloyd, Harold; 1940s; 1944; 1945; OTRR - 2012-06 Downloads: 5,398 |
![[audio]](/images/mediatype_audio.gif) | Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar - Old Time Radio Researchers Group YOURS TRULY, JOHNNY DOLLAR For over twelve years, from 1949 through 1962 (including a one year hiatus in 1954-1955), this series recounted the cases "the man with the action-packed expense account, America’s fabulous freelance insurance investigator, Johnny Dollar". Johnny was an accomplished 'padder' of his expense account. The name of the show derives from the fact that he closed each show by totaling his expense account, and signing it "End of report..... Keywords: OTRR; Old Time Radio Researchers Group; Old Time Radio; OTRR Set; Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar; Yours Truly Johnny Dollar; Yours Truely, Johnny Dollar; Yours Truely Johnny Dollar; OTRR - 2006-11 Downloads: 50,738 Average rating: (11 reviews) |
![[audio]](/images/mediatype_audio.gif) | Crime Club - Single Episodes - Old Time Radio Researchers Group CRIME CLUB The Crime Club aired on the Mutual Broadcasting System as a half-hour weekly radio series, beginning on December 2, 1946 and continuing until October 16, 1947, a run of 47 episodes. It aired on Mondays at 8 p.m. through December and then on Thursdays at 10 p.m. It was also heard on Wednesdays and Sundays on some stations. Each installment was introduced by the series host, The Librarian, portrayed by Barry Thomson and Raymond Edward Johnson (who was perhaps better known as the host o... Keywords: OTRR; Old Time Radio Researchers Group; Old Time Radio; OTRR Single Episodes; Crime Club; Mystery; Anthology; 1940s; 1946; 1947; OTRR - 2010-07 Downloads: 8,707 Average rating: (2 reviews) |
![[audio]](/images/mediatype_audio.gif) | Mystery House - Single Episodes - Old Time Radio Researchers Group MYSTERY HOUSE Mystery House -- that strange publishing firm owned by Dan and Barbara Glenn -- where each new novel is acted out by the Mystery House staff, before it is accepted for publication. Mystery House was a program in the 1950s, but not your "run of the mill"-type program. Actually, it was more of a proving ground for novels. Dan and Barbara Glenn owned a publishing company named "Mystery House" located at 70 Park Avenue, New York City... Keywords: OTRR; Old Time Radio Researchers Group; Old Time Radio; OTRR Single Episodes; Mystery House; 1940s; 1945; 1946; OTRR Updated Release; OTRR - 2011-06 Downloads: 46,789 |
![[audio]](/images/mediatype_audio.gif) | Soldiers of the Press - Single Episodes - Old Time Radio Researchers Group SOLDIERS OF THE PRESS Soldiers of the Press is a war drama that was created in New York and syndicated by World Broadcasting System. Little is known about the series or the total number of episodes. Each episode is 15 minutes long and retold a recent news story from action during World War II. The series was narrated by United Press correspondents including Walter Cronkike, Harrison Salisbury, and many lesser knowns such as Ralph Teasdale and Ann Stringer... Keywords: OTRR; Old Time Radio Researchers Group; Old Time Radio; OTRR Single Episodes; Soldiers of the Press; World War II; World War 2; WW2; WWII; 1943; 1944; 1945; News Correspondents; OTRR - 2011-02 Downloads: 12,283 |
![[audio]](/images/mediatype_audio.gif) | The Adventures of Frank Race - Old Time Radio Researchers Group THE ADVENTURES OF FRANK RACE Broadcast: May 1, 1949- February 19, 1950 (East Coast) and June 5, 1951- March 25, 1952 (West Coast), syndicated Cast: Tom Collins as Frank Race (through "The Adventure of the Roughneck's Will", #22, 09/25/1949) Paul Dubov as Frank Race (from "The Adventure of the Green Doubloon", #23, 10/02/1949 to end) Tony Barrett as Mark Donovan Written and Directed by: Joel Murcott and Buckley Angel Music by: Ivan Ditmars Announcers: Art Gilmore, Michael Roy (episodes 26, 27) T... Keywords: OTRR; Old Time Radio Researchers Group; Old Time Radio; OTRR Set; OTRR Certified Set; Frank Race; Race, Frank; The Adventures of Frank Race; Adventures of Frank Race, The; 1940s; 1950s; 1949; 1950; OTRR Updated Release; OTRR - 2013-03 Downloads: 2,477 |
![[audio]](/images/mediatype_audio.gif) | Pinto Pete in Arizona - Single Episodes - Old Time Radio Researchers Group PINTO PETE IN ARIZONA The Old Time Radio Researchers are excited to bring to you these little-known country and western programs. Pinto Pete and His Ranch Boys recorded 104 shows and Pinto Pete in Arizona an additional 78. References to the Ranch Boys are found as early as 1930, though they may have been on earlier. They broadcast over KTM those first few years, nearly every day and at various times... Keywords: OTRR; Old Time Radio Researchers Group; Old Time Radio; OTRR Single Episodes; Pinto Pete and His Ranch Boys; Pinto Pete in Arizona; Pinto Pete; Country; Western; Country and Western; Country Music; Western Music; Country and Western Music; Cowboy; Cowboy Music; Cowboys; Singing; Singing Cowboys; Music; 1930s; OTRR - 2011-03 Downloads: 2,227 Average rating: (1 review) |
![[audio]](/images/mediatype_audio.gif) | Richard Diamond, Private Detective - Old Time Radio Researchers Group RICHARD DIAMOND, PRIVATE DETECTIVE In 1945, Dick Powell portrayed Phillip Marlowe in the movie "Murder My Sweet" based on Raymond Chandler's novel "Farewell My Lovely". This was a radical departure in character for Mr. Powell from a Hollywood song and dance man to a hard-boiled detective. On June 11,1945, the Lux Radio Theater brought "Murder My Sweet" to radio, again with Dick Powell in the lead... Keywords: OTRR; Old Time Radio Researchers Group; Old Time Radio; OTRR Set; Richard Diamond; Richard Diamond, Private Detective; OTRR Updated Release; OTRR - 2007-07 Downloads: 34,353 Average rating: (11 reviews) |
![[audio]](/images/mediatype_audio.gif) | You Can't Do Business with Hitler - Old Time Radio Researchers Group YOU CAN'T DO BUSINESS WITH HITLER You Can't Do Business With Hitler, a series of radio shows, written and produced by the radio section of the Office of War Information (OWI), was transcribed four times a month. Elwood Hoffman writes the scripts, and Frank Telford directs the production. This series is one of the many thousands of government propaganda plays that were broadcast to help the war effort during World War II... Keywords: OTRR; Old Time Radio Researchers Group; Old Time Radio; OTRR Set; You Can't Do Business with Hitler; Douglas Miller; Miller, Douglas; WW2; WWII; World War 2; World War II; Business; Propaganda; Nazi; Hitler, Adolf; Adolf Hitler; Hitler, Adolph; Adolph Hitler; Dear Adolf; OTRR Updated Release; OTRR - 2009-10 Downloads: 5,809 Average rating: (1 review) |
![[audio]](/images/mediatype_audio.gif) | The Six Shooter - Single Episodes - Old Time Radio Researchers Group THE SIX SHOOTER The Six Shooter brought James Stewart to the NBC microphone on September 20, 1953, in a fine series of folksy Western adventures. Stewart was never better on the air than in this drama of Britt Ponset, frontier drifter created by Frank Burt. The epigraph set it up nicely: "The man in the saddle is angular and long-legged: his skin is sun dyed brown. The gun in his holster is gray steel and rainbow mother-of-pearl... Keywords: OTRR; Old Time Radio Researchers Group; Old Time Radio; OTRR Single Episodes; Six Shooter; The Six Shooter; OTRR - 2011-02 Downloads: 166,774 Average rating: (18 reviews) |
![[audio]](/images/mediatype_audio.gif) | Aladdin Lamp - Old Time Radio Researchers Group ALADDIN LAMP What little is known about this series is gleaned from the pages of 'Aladdin Electric Lamps' and is used by express permission of the Aladdin Lamp Company. In the early 1930s Smilin' Ed McConnell promoted Aladdin Kerosene Lamps with remarkable success over WLW in Cincinnati, Ohio. He became a well known radio personality as 'The Aladdin Lamp Man' who sang songs, told stories and sold Aladdin lamps over the air... Keywords: OTRR; Old Time Radio Researchers Group; Old Time Radio; OTRR Set; OTRR Certified Set; Aladdin Lamp; Aladdin Lamp with Smilin' Ed McConnell; Smilin' Ed; Ed McConnell; McConnell, Ed; Aladdin Electric Lamps; OTRR - 2011-09 Downloads: 998 |
![[audio]](/images/mediatype_audio.gif) | The Harold Peary Show - Old Time Radio Researchers Group THE HAROLD PEARY SHOW The Harold Peary show made its CBS debut on September 9, 1950. An audition show was done on August 23, 1950. Harold Peary was the creator and main performer for the show. Previously starring on The Great Gildersleeve, Peary took many of Gildy's characteristics along with him to his new Honest Harold character... the "dirty" laugh, singing songs, and closing dialogue over credits were all there with Harold... Keywords: OTRR; Old Time Radio Researchers Group; Old Time Radio; OTRR Set; OTRR Certified Set; The Harold Peary Show; Harold Peary Show, The; Honest Harold, the Homemaker; Comedy; Peary, Harold; Harold Peary; 1950s; 1950; 1951; OTRR - 2009-05 Downloads: 1,318 Average rating: (2 reviews) |
![[audio]](/images/mediatype_audio.gif) | Crime Classics - Single Episodes - Old Time Radio Researchers Group CRIME CLASSICS Crime Classics came to CBS September 30, 1953 and was a neat little series of "true crime stories". This show introduces itself succinctly: "A series of true crime stories from the records and newspapers of every land, from every time. Your host each week, is Mr. Thomas Hyland -- connoisseur of crime, student of violence, and teller of murders. " Thomas Hyland is played by Lou Merrill, although you'd never know it was an "actor" doing the part... Keywords: OTRR; Old Time Radio Researchers Group; Old Time Radio; OTRR Single Episodes; Crime Classics; OTRR Updated Release; OTRR - 2011-10 Downloads: 70,627 Average rating: (8 reviews) |
![[audio]](/images/mediatype_audio.gif) | Strange As It Seems - Single Episodes - Old Time Radio Researchers Group STRANGE AS IT SEEMS Strange As It Seems was a radio program of strange and unusual tales about fantastic people and events, based on the daily syndicated newspaper cartoon panels of John Hix of the same name. Strange As It Seems began as a 15 minute radio program on March 22, 1935. It was broadcast over the Columbia Don Lee Coast radio network. The schedule was 3 nights a week, Sunday, Wednesday and Friday at 7:45 PM (6:45 during summer daylight savings time)... Keywords: OTRR; Old Time Radio Researchers Group; Old Time Radio; OTRR Single Episodes; Strange As It Seems; John Hix; Hix; John; 1930s; OTRR - 2012-09 Downloads: 6,797 Average rating: (2 reviews) |
![[audio]](/images/mediatype_audio.gif) | Red Horse Ranch - Single Episodes - Old Time Radio Researchers Group (LIFE ON) RED HORSE RANCH What is Life on Red Horse Ranch? Life on Red Horse Ranch successfully combines a genuinely thrilling serial story, with the colorful music of the old west. A vivid moving story filled with suspense that stirs the imagination of every listener. deftly woven into the script is the picturesque music of the open range, by the Texas Rangers, music heard in its natural setting... Keywords: OTRR; Old Time Radio Researchers Group; Old Time Radio; OTRR Single Episodes; Red Horse Ranch; Life on Red Horse Ranch; Western; Music; 1930s; OTRR Updated Release; OTRR - 2011-12 Downloads: 3,601 Average rating: (1 review) |
![[audio]](/images/mediatype_audio.gif) | Escape - Single Episodes - Old Time Radio Researchers Group ESCAPE In the Golden Days of Radio, back in the 1930s to the 1950s, most popular radio series had a set time for going out each week. Occasionally, there might be a change in the schedule, but on the whole a consistent time-slot was something that helped build a large audience and so was something the big networks aimed to achieve. One exception to this rule was the dramatic adventure anthology series called Escape, whose time-slot shifted an incredible eighteen times in its seven-year run from... Keywords: OTRR; Old Time Radio Researchers Group; Old Time Radio; OTRR Single Episodes; Escape; Anthology; Adventure; 1940s; 1950s; 1947; 1948; 1949; 1950; 1951; 1952; 1953; 1954; OTRR - 2012-02 Downloads: 45,100 |
![[audio]](/images/mediatype_audio.gif) | Mother's Best Flour - Old Time Radio Researchers Group MOTHER'S BEST FLOUR From late 1950 to late 1951, you could hear Hank Williams on WSM every morning at 7:15 singing and selling Mother's Best Flour, as well as self-raising Cornmeal and Pig & Sow Feed. During the 15 minute show Hank and the announcer Louie Buck would pitch the flour in between Hank's songs. Hank even wrote a theme song for the show. I love to have that gal around Her bicuits are so nice and brown Her pies and cakes beat all the rest Cause she makes them all with Mother's Best ... Keywords: OTRR; Old Time Radio Researchers Group; Old Time Radio; OTRR Set; OTRR Certified Set; Mother's Best Flour; Mothers Best Flour; Mothers Best; Mother's Best; Hank Williams; Williams Hank; 1950s; 1951; OTRR - 2010-07 Downloads: 2,641 Average rating: (3 reviews) |
![[audio]](/images/mediatype_audio.gif) | One World Flight - Old Time Radio Researchers Group ONE WORLD FLIGHT One World Flight consisted of 13 episodes which aired on CBS radio on Tuesday night from 14 Jan – 8 Apr 1947. The documentary series was produced by Norman Corwin who was the recipient of the first One World Award by the Wendell Willkie Memorial and the Common Council for American Unity. First prize was a round-the-world trip. According to Time Magazine article of Monday, 27 Jan 1947, Norman Corwin began his trip in Jun 1947... Keywords: OTRR; Old Time Radio Researchers Group; Old Time Radio; OTRR Set; One World Flight; Norman Corwin; Corwin, Norman; One World; One World Award; Wendell Willkie; Willkie, Wendell; OTRR - 2007-06 Downloads: 1,866 Average rating: (1 review) |
![[audio]](/images/mediatype_audio.gif) | Sears Radio Theater - Single Episodes - Old Time Radio Researchers Group SEARS RADIO THEATER Sears Radio Theater was a radio drama anthology series which ran weeknightly on CBS Radio in 1979, sponsored by the Sears chain. Often paired with The CBS Radio Mystery Theater during its first season, the program offered a different genre of drama for each day's broadcast. In 1980, the program moved to the Mutual Broadcasting System and became the Mutual Radio Theater. The Mutual series broadcast repeats from the CBS run until September 1980, when a short season of new dram... Keywords: OTRR; Old Time Radio Researchers Group; Old Time Radio; OTRR Single Episodes; Sears Radio Theater; Sears Radio Theatre; Western; Comedy; Mystery; Romance; Adventure; 1970s; 1979; OTRR - 2013-03 Downloads: 2,885 |
![[audio]](/images/mediatype_audio.gif) | In the Name of the Law - Old Time Radio Researchers Group IN THE NAME OF THE LAW A True Crime radio show from 1936. "In the name of the law, we bring you another of the thrilling stories in this exciting series, taken from actual police case files." This collection contains all the episodes of this entertaining short-run series. OTRR Certification Information: Series Name: In the Name of the Law Certification Status: OTRR Certified Complete Certification Date: June 13, 2004 Certification Version: Version 1 Number of CDs: 1 From the Old Time Radio Rese... Keywords: OTRR; Old Time Radio Researchers Group; Old Time Radio; OTRR Set; In the Name of the Law; OTRR - 2006-07 Downloads: 3,772 |
![[audio]](/images/mediatype_audio.gif) | Adventures of Philip Marlowe - Single Episodes - Old Time Radio Researchers Group ADVENTURES OF PHILIP MARLOWE Elements of mystery have always been represented in literature, but the detective story didn't arrive on the scene until the mid 1800's. Edgar Allan Poe's The Murders in the Rue Morgue, published in 1841, was the first. The Murder's main character, C. Auguste Dupin, was a brilliant detective who relied on superior deductive powers to solve the crime. He and his unnamed narrator companion solved this and two other mysteries... Keywords: OTRR; Old Time Radio Researchers Group; Old Time Radio; OTRR Single Episodes; Adventures of Philip Marlowe, The; The Adventures of Philip Marlowe; Philip Marlowe; Marlowe, Philip; Adventures of Phillip Marlowe, The; The Adventures of Phillip Marlowe; Phillip Marlowe; Marlowe, Phillip; Chandler, Raymond; Raymond Chandler; Detective Series; OTRR - 2007-09 Downloads: 283,683 Average rating: (10 reviews) |
![[audio]](/images/mediatype_audio.gif) | Cruise of the Poll Parrot - Single Episodes - Old Time Radio Researchers Group CRUISE OF THE POLL PARROT In 1922, businessman Paul Parrot sold his shoe business "Poll Parrot Shoes" to the International Shoe Company, which was already selling Red Goose and Weatherbird shoes. The shoes were designed for children and so sponsoring a children's radio show seemed like a good idea. In 1937, they launched a syndicated children's serial named "Cruise of the Poll Parrot". The show was sold in thirteen segment blocks, and three complete blocks exist today... Keywords: OTRR; Old Time Radio Researchers Group; Old Time Radio; OTRR Single Episodes; Cruise of the Poll Parrot; Children's Series; Childrens Series; OTRR - 2006-07 Downloads: 41,067 |
![[audio]](/images/mediatype_audio.gif) | Planet Man - Single Episodes - Old Time Radio Researchers Group PLANET MAN This is the fascinating story of Dantro, The Planet Man, troubleshooter for the League of Planets organization, the law enforcement body for peace and justice in the celestial world -- whose headquarters and center of operations are situated on the capital of all planets, Planteria Rex. From Mercury to Pluto, where ever danger threatens the universe, you will find Dantro the Planet Man fighting for fair play... Keywords: OTRR; Old Time Radio Researchers Group; Old Time Radio; OTRR Single Episodes; Planet Man; The Planet Man; Children's Series; Childrens Series; Science Fiction; OTRR - 2008-03 Downloads: 14,233 Average rating: (1 review) |
![[audio]](/images/mediatype_audio.gif) | Police Headquarters - Old Time Radio Researchers Group POLICE HEADQUARTERS There is not too much known about the series Police Headquarters. There are 39 known episodes of this police procedural series. The series was syndicated on NBC stations in 1932. Each episode is a complete story of 15 minutes, including the silent movie music at the beginning and end. There is not much to the story line: the police are notified of the crime; they investigate at the scene of the crime; and follow the leads to get their man... Keywords: OTRR; Old Time Radio Researchers Group; Old Time Radio; OTRR Set; Police Headquarters; Police HQ; Police Procedural; 1930s; OTRR - 2009-10 Downloads: 1,806 |
![[audio]](/images/mediatype_audio.gif) | Alka Seltzer Time - Old Time Radio Researchers Group ALKA SELTZER TIME A 15 minute Music show sponsored by Alka Seltzer, One-A-Day. Stars of the show are Curt Massey, Martha Tilton, Country Washburn and His Orchestra, Fort Pearson (announcer). The show aired between October 9, 1953 and November 6, 1953. OTRR Certification Information: Series Name: Alka Seltzer Time Certification Status: OTRR Certified Complete Certification Date: June 8, 2004 Certification Version: Version 1 Number of CDs: 1 From the Old Time Radio Researcher's Group... Keywords: OTRR; Old Time Radio Researchers Group; Old Time Radio; OTRR Set; Alka Seltzer Time; OTRR - 2006-07 Downloads: 2,712 Average rating: (1 review) |
![[audio]](/images/mediatype_audio.gif) | Cavalcade of America - Single Episodes - Old Time Radio Researchers Group CAVALCADE OF AMERICA The Cavalcade of America is an anthology drama series that was sponsored by the DuPont Company. It was initially broadcast on radio from 1935 to 1953, and later on television from 1952 to 1957. Originally on CBS, then later changing to NBC, the series pioneered the use of anthology drama for company audio advertising. The Cavalcade of America documented historical events using stories of individual courage, initiative and achievement, often with feel-good dramatizations of ... Keywords: OTRR; Old Time Radio Researchers Group; Old Time Radio; OTRR Single Episodes; Cavalcade of America; Du Pont; Anthology; Better Living Through Chemistry; 1930s; 1940s; 1950s; 1935; 1936; 1937; 1938; 1939; 1940; 1941; 1942; 1943; 1944; 1945; 1946; 1947; 1948; 1949; 1950; 1951; 1952; 1953; OTRR - 2010-07 Downloads: 25,041 Average rating: (1 review) |
![[audio]](/images/mediatype_audio.gif) | Cloak and Dagger - Old Time Radio Researchers Group CLOAK AND DAGGER Cloak and Dagger opened over the NBC network on May 7, 1950. It had a short run through the Summer on Sundays, changing to Fridays after its Summer run. The last show aired Oct. 22, 1950. The series told fictional stories of OSS agents during World War II who took dangerous missions behind enemy lines, knowing they may never return alive. The series was based on the 1946 book "Cloak and Dagger: The Secret Story of the OSS"... Keywords: OTRR; Old Time Radio Researchers Group; Old Time Radio; OTRR Set; Cloak and Dagger; 1950s; 1950; OTRR Updated Release; OTRR - 2010-07 Downloads: 4,110 |
![[audio]](/images/mediatype_audio.gif) | Dangerously Yours - Old Time Radio Researchers Group DANGEROUSLY YOURS Dangerously Yours was a half hour show sponsored by Vicks. There were sixteen episodes broadcast in 1944, with eleven of them available to collectors today. Each episode seemed to star Victor Jory as the leading man, and concentrated heavily on romance, with much airtime being devoted to lovers murmuring sweet nothings at each other, and the action and adventure being relegated to backdrop status... Keywords: OTRR; Old Time Radio Researchers Group; Old Time Radio; OTRR Set; Dangerously Yours; Matinee Theater; Matinee Theatre; Vicks Matinee Theater; Vicks Matinee Theatre; OTRR - 2007-08 Downloads: 2,101 |
![[audio]](/images/mediatype_audio.gif) | Mystery House - Old Time Radio Researchers Group MYSTERY HOUSE Mystery House -- that strange publishing firm owned by Dan and Barbara Glenn -- where each new novel is acted out by the Mystery House staff, before it is accepted for publication. Mystery House was a program in the 1950s, but not your "run of the mill"-type program. Actually, it was more of a proving ground for novels. Dan and Barbara Glenn owned a publishing company named "Mystery House" located at 70 Park Avenue, New York City... Keywords: OTRR; Old Time Radio Researchers Group; Old Time Radio; OTRR Set; Mystery House; 1940s; 1945; 1946; OTRR Updated Release; OTRR - 2011-05 Downloads: 5,257 |
![[audio]](/images/mediatype_audio.gif) | Challenge of the Yukon - Single Episodes - Old Time Radio Researchers Group CHALLENGE OF THE YUKON Challenge of the Yukon was a long-running radio series that began on Detroit's station WXYZ (as had The Lone Ranger and The Green Hornet), and an example of a Northern genre story. The series was first heard on February 3, 1938. The program was an adventure series about Sergeant William Preston of the Northwest Mounted Police and his lead sled dog, Yukon King, as they fought evildoers in the Northern wilderness during the Gold Rush of the 1890s... Keywords: OTRR; Old Time Radio Researchers Group; OTR; Old Time Radio; OTRR Single Episodes; Challenge of the Yukon; Sergeant Preston of the Yukon; Sgt Preston of the Yukon; 1941; 1942; 1943; 1944; 1945; 1946; 1947; 1948; 1949; 1950; 1951; 1952; 1953; 1955; 1940s; 1950s; OTRR Updated Release; OTRR - 2011-12 Downloads: 40,815 Average rating: (4 reviews) |
![[audio]](/images/mediatype_audio.gif) | Ports of Call - Single Episodes - Old Time Radio Researchers Group PORTS OF CALL An obscure series from 1935 or 1936 in which each episode deals with a voyage to a different country where events of that country's history are dramatized. They each begin with the low moan of a tramp steamer's whistle and the announcement of the series title, followed by a musical interlude. From the Old Time Radio Researcher's Group. See "Note" Section below for more information on the OTRR... Keywords: OTRR; Old Time Radio Researchers Group; Old Time Radio; OTRR Single Episodes; Ports of Call; OTRR Updated Release; OTRR - 2009-11 Downloads: 31,013 Average rating: (1 review) |
![[audio]](/images/mediatype_audio.gif) | Aladdin Lamp - Single Episodes - Old Time Radio Researchers Group ALADDIN LAMP What little is known about this series is gleaned from the pages of 'Aladdin Electric Lamps' and is used by express permission of the Aladdin Lamp Company. In the early 1930s Smilin' Ed McConnell promoted Aladdin Kerosene Lamps with remarkable success over WLW in Cincinnati, Ohio. He became a well known radio personality as 'The Aladdin Lamp Man' who sang songs, told stories and sold Aladdin lamps over the air... Keywords: OTRR; Old Time Radio Researchers Group; Old Time Radio; OTRR Single Episodes; Aladdin Lamp; Aladdin Lamp with Smilin' Ed McConnell; Smilin' Ed; Ed McConnell; McConnell, Ed; Aladdin Electric Lamps; OTRR - 2011-09 Downloads: 1,850 |
![[audio]](/images/mediatype_audio.gif) | Melody Ranch - Old Time Radio Researchers Group MELODY RANCH "Hard-riding, sweet-singing, cowboy picture star Gene Autry" was heard each Sunday evening on radios across America via CBS, the Columbia Broadcasting System. Gene's Melody Ranch radio show aired for an unprecedented 16 years (between 1940 and 1956), featuring songs, comedy and action filled drama. Throughout the run, the show's sponsor was cool, refreshing Doublemint Gum. OTRR Certification Information: Series Name: Melody Ranch Certification Status: OTRR Certified Accurate Certi... Keywords: OTRR; Old Time Radio Researchers Group; Old Time Radio; OTRR Set; OTRR Certified Set; Melody Ranch; Gene Autry; Autry, Gene; 1930s; 1940s; 1950s; 1937; 1940; 1947; 1948; 1949; 1950; 1951; 1952; 1953; 1954; 1956; OTRR - 2011-10 Downloads: 1,482 |
![[audio]](/images/mediatype_audio.gif) | Matinee Theater - Single Episodes - Old Time Radio Researchers Group MATINEE THEATER Matinee Theater represented a serious attempt by CBS to provide quality dramatic programming for its Sunday afternoon listeners. A continuation of the series Dangerously Yours, it was renamed Matinee Theater with a view towards presenting "a greater range of stories". That broader scope was able to accommodate such episodes as "Beautiful Dreamer" (the Stephen Foster story) and "The Love Story of Elizabeth Barrett and Robert Browning"... Keywords: OTRR; Old Time Radio Researchers Group; Old Time Radio; OTRR Single Episodes; Matinee Theater; Matinee Theatre; Vicks Matinee Theater; Vicks Matinee Theatre; Dangerously Yours; OTRR - 2007-08 Downloads: 8,596 Average rating: (1 review) |
![[audio]](/images/mediatype_audio.gif) | Ranger Bill - Old Time Radio Researchers Group RANGER BILL ""Ranger Bill, Warrior of the Woodland, struggling against extreme odds, traveling dangerous trails, fighting the many enemies of nature. This is the job of the guardian of the forest, Ranger Bill. Pouring rain, freezing cold, blistering heat, snows, floods, bears, rattlesnakes, mountain lions. Yes, all this in exchange for the satisfaction and pride of a job well done." That was the opening of Ranger Bill, a Christian radio adventure serial produced under the auspices of the Moody ... Keywords: OTRR; Old Time Radio Researchers Group; Old Time Radio; OTRR Set; OTRR Certified Set; Children's Series; Childrens Series; Adventure; Christian; 1950s; 1960s; 1950; 1954; 1955; 1956; 1958; 1959; 1960; 1961; 1962; OTRR - 2011-12 Downloads: 2,227 |
![[audio]](/images/mediatype_audio.gif) | Fort Laramie - Old Time Radio Researchers Group FORT LARAMIE Fort Laramie opened with "Specially transcribed tales of the dark and tragic ground of the wild frontier. The saga of fighting men who rode the rim of empire and the dramatic story of Lee Quince, Captain of Cavalry". When Norman Macdonnell created Fort Laramie in late 1955, he made it clear to his writers that historical accuracy was essential to the integrity of the series. Correct geographic names, authentic Indian practices, military terminology, and utilizing actual names of th... Keywords: OTRR; Old Time Radio Researchers Group; Old Time Radio; OTRR Set; OTRR Certified Set; Fort Laramie; OTRR Updated Release; Western; 1955; 1956; 1950s; OTRR - 2012-07 Downloads: 6,187 Average rating: (1 review) |
![[audio]](/images/mediatype_audio.gif) | The Devil and Mr O - Old Time Radio Researchers Group THE DEVIL AND MR. O A transcribed syndication of original broadcasts from Lights Out. With its premiere on the nationwide NBC hookup in 1935, Lights Out was billed "the ultimate in horror." Never had such sounds been heard on the air. Heads rolled, bones were crushed, people fell from great heights and splattered wetly on pavement. There were garrotings, choking, heads split by cleavers, and, to a critic at Radio Guide, "the most monstrous of all sounds, human flesh being eaten." Few shows had ... Keywords: OTRR; Old Time Radio Researchers Group; Old Time Radio; OTRR Set; The Devil and Mr. O; Devil and Mr. O, The; The Devil and Mr O; Devil and Mister O, The; The Devil and Mister O; Lights Out; OTRR - 2006-07 Downloads: 5,225 |
![[audio]](/images/mediatype_audio.gif) | Romance - Single Episodes - Old Time Radio Researchers Group ROMANCE Theater of Romance ran on the CBS network as a filler show between 1943 and 1957. It substituted from time to time for such shows as Gunsmoke, Life with Luigi, Lux Radio Theater, and many others. Producers, directors, and actors changed constantly through the years. Even the locale changed from New York to Los Angeles in 1945. Romance featured such stars as Henry Fonda, Humphrey Bogart, Gregory Peck, Shirley Temple, and many other Hollywood stars, often binding the story lines with the ... Keywords: OTRR; Old Time Radio Researchers Group; Old Time Radio; OTRR Single Episodes; Romance; Theatre of Romance; Theater of Romance; 1940s; 1950s; 1943; 1944; 1945; 1946; 1947; 1948; 1949; 1950; 1951; 1952; 1953; 1954; 1955; 1956; 1957; OTRR - 2013-01 Downloads: 1,075 |
![[audio]](/images/mediatype_audio.gif) | Dr. Kildare - Single Episodes - Old Time Radio Researchers Group DR. KILDARE Dr. Kildare was produced for syndication in 1949 at WMGM, New York. It was based on the popular Dr. Kildare movies of the late 1930's and early 1940's, and brought to the microphone the stars of that series, Lew Ayres and Lionel Barrymore. Ayres played the young, idealistic Dr. James Kildare; Barrymore, ever in character, was the crusty, loveable diagnostician, Dr. Leonard Gillespie. The men worked at Blair General Hospital, "one of the great citadels of American medicine -- a clum... Keywords: OTRR; Old Time Radio Researchers Group; Old Time Radio; OTRR Single Episodes; Dr. Kildare; OTRR - 2006-11 Downloads: 74,068 |
![[audio]](/images/mediatype_audio.gif) | The Devil and Mr. O - Single Episodes - Old Time Radio Researchers Group THE DEVIL AND MR. O A transcribed syndication of original broadcasts from Lights Out. With its premiere on the nationwide NBC hookup in 1935, Lights Out was billed "the ultimate in horror." Never had such sounds been heard on the air. Heads rolled, bones were crushed, people fell from great heights and splattered wetly on pavement. There were garrotings, choking, heads split by cleavers, and, to a critic at Radio Guide, "the most monstrous of all sounds, human flesh being eaten." Few shows ha... Keywords: OTRR; Old Time Radio Researchers Group; Old Time Radio; OTRR Single Episodes; Devil and Mr. O, The; The Devil and Mr. O; Devil and Mister O, The; The Devil and Mister O; Lights Out; OTRR - 2006-11 Downloads: 88,607 Average rating: (1 review) |
![[audio]](/images/mediatype_audio.gif) | The Halls of Ivy - Old Time Radio Researchers Group THE HALLS OF IVY The Halls of Ivy was an NBC radio sitcom that ran from 1949 - 1952. It was created by Fibber McGee and Molly co-creator/writer Don Quinn before being adapted into a CBS television comedy (1954-55) produced by ITC Entertainment and Television Programs of America. British husband-and-wife actors Ronald Colman and Benita Hume starred in both versions of the show. Quinn developed the show after he had decided to leave Fibber McGee and Molly in the hands of his protege Phil Leslie... Keywords: OTRR; Old Time Radio Researchers Group; Old Time Radio; OTRR Set; OTRR Certified Set; The Halls of Ivy; Halls of Ivy, The; Comedy; College; Colman, Ronald; Ronald Colman; Hume, Benita; Benita Hume; Benita Colman; Colman, Benita; 1940s; 1950s; 1949; 1950; 1951; 1952; OTRR Updated Release; OTRR - 2010-07 Downloads: 2,791 Average rating: (2 reviews) |
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